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Home » DIY & Crafts » Craft Projects » Valentine Twig Heart Trivet

Valentine Twig Heart Trivet

January 22, 2014 By Amy 13 Comments

22 Jan
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Just before the holidays we made a bunch of twig ornaments for our family get together and they went over quite well. Not that anyone in my family would dare tell me otherwise, wink, wink!! Anyways,  I really liked the rustic yet organized texture that comes about from lining up something as simple and abundant as fallen twigs. We gather them up all the time for kindling. I salvaged  some out of our kindling pile to try my hand at making a heart-shaped twig trivet a la Valentine’s Day.Valentine Twig Heart Trivet-StowandTellUHonestly, I wasn’t sure if it would end up looking like a heart, but in the end, a heart shaped trivet I had.

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How to make a heart shaped twig trivet:

I had to change up the steps a little from the twig ornaments, but other than that, it is very similar .

Supplies

A small bundle of twigs with a diameter somewhere between a pencil and a sharpie marker

You can collect them from your yard or find them pre-cut like these 5.6″ twigs or these 6″ twigs

Pruning type garden shears

Corrugated cardboard pieces (I used the side of a card board shipping box)

Craft paint

Hot glue gun and glue sticks, or this quick grab glue

Scissors

Pencil

Piece of paper

kindling-twigs

Prep or gather twigs

1) Collect a bundle of twigs. Aim to choose twigs that are more straight than crooked. Discard any that have fungi type spots. If you don’t want to collect them from your yard, you purchase pre-cut like these 5.6″ twigs or these 6″ twigs.

If you do collect the twigs from your yard. Lay the twigs on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven at 200 (f) for 45 minutes to de-bug any critters. You may need to break down the length on some of the twigs, so they fit on the cookie sheet.DIY Valentine twig heart trivet-StowandTellU.com

Make the heart template

2) Fold the piece of paper in half and draw half  of a heart shape.

NOTE: Make sure your heart shape size will co-inside with your twig length if you go with the packaged pre-cut twigs, You want your diagonal to be about 5 to 6 inches.

3) Unfold and pencil draw in the other half of the heart. This step in only to be sure that you like the heart shape.

If it’s a keeper, re-fold paper and cut out the half-heart, unfold and you have your full heart shape

cardboard hearts4) Lay heart-shaped paper onto the piece of cardboard and trace with a pencil.

5) Cut out heart shape on cardboard. Make at least one extra cardboard heart for your template.

painted cardboard hearts

Paint

6) Paint both sides of cardboard heart with craft paint in the color of your choice

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Glue down the twigs and trim to shape

7) Break, cut  or snip twigs so that they are slightly longer or bigger than the heart, and then lay them down on the template heart. I choose a diagonal design.

Tip:  keep a trash can handy and rub off any bark that is flaking. The missing bark will only add to the variegated texture of the final piece.

DIY Valentine twig heart trivet-StowandTellU.com8) Using the glue gun or a fast drying glue, glue one twig at a time to the other cardboard heart. Using the template will help guide you in the placement of the twigs.

Tip: apply a strip of hot glue, lay down the twig, and then run another strip of glue along the underside of the twig to make sure you didn’t miss any spots. Then go on to the next twig. Snug them up like sardines, as best you can.

9) Once all twigs are on the cardboard heart, and the glue feels like it has hardened and nothing is loose, flip the trivet to the backside and snip off the over hanging twigs with a pair of garden shears.

DIY Valentine twig heart trivet-StowandTellU.com

Valentine Twig Heart Trivet-StowandTellU

DIY Valentine twig heart trivet-StowandTellU.comI would not suggest using these twig trivets while cooking with hot pans right from the stove, but I think the Valentine heart twig trivet would be really pretty in a table setting when used for serving hot dishes, appetizers or tea.

You might also like our Wooden Arrow Valentine Trail Sign

DIY Heart Shaped Trivet

Thank you for stopping by ~ Amy

Linking up to: (Also see link party page)

Funky Junk/ Salvaged Hearts and Valentines

Funky Junk/ Twigs and Branches

 

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Comments

  1. Anne says

    January 22, 2014 at 7:26 am

    That’s so cute! Great project Amy!!

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  2. Mel says

    January 22, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    Oh Amy that’s gorgeous!

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  3. Danni@SiloHillFarm says

    January 23, 2014 at 7:33 am

    Oh Amy, I really like these! Love the rusticness of the twigs and the charm of the heart shape! Fun project and perfect for Valentines!

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  4. Feral Turtle says

    January 23, 2014 at 9:49 am

    That is so cute!! I might have to put a bit of heart into my next Valentines Day table setting!!!

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  5. Shanna Gilbert says

    January 23, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    So cute Amy! These would make such cute gifts!

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  6. heather f says

    January 27, 2014 at 11:48 am

    So cute! I love the look of twiggy anything.

    Reply
  7. Lis says

    January 19, 2015 at 3:40 am

    Love this idea! I have actually done the same thing using bamboo skewers. They pick up paint really well – I like to water down my paint so it washes over the skewers and then darken some so I have a variation of shades of the same color.
    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply

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